Truck.



No. 793,619. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905. G. A. WATTS.

TRUCK.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1904.

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"NITED STATES Patented. June 27, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. WATTS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HIENRY JOSEPH WVRIGI-IT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,619, dated June 2'7, 1905.

Application filed September 19, 1904. Serial No. 224,944.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. WVAT'rs. a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit,county of Wayne, State of Michigamhave invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Trucks; and I declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to trucks. It has for its object an improved truck adapted to be used for the lifting and transportation of stoves, ranges, and similar articles.

The special features of the invention are found in the means by which the truck may be introduced under the stove, between the legs thereof, and supplied with blocking to bear against theunder side of the stove and means carried by the truck to lift the block-v ing until the stove rests thereon and is transferred from the floor to the truck and lifted slightly, after which the stove and the'truck may be moved to any desired place of storage.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an isometric of the truck. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section.

The truck-frame is composed of four pieces 1, 2, 3, and 1, joined to make a rectangular frame and strongly secured together. Two of the pieces are provided with bars of metal 5 and 6, sunk into the side piece and secured thereto and provided with threaded holes for bolts 7, 8, 9, and 10.

With the truck are used blocks preferably made somewhat thin and in parts, and the several parts are provided with pins, which superimposed pieces are held from slipping or escaping one from the other. That one of the pieces 11 which is intended to rest directly on the screws 7 and 8 is provided with caps a and 7), in each of which there is a cavity to engage over the point of the screw. The cavities are not threaded; but the cap rests loosely on the screw.

The block 11 is provided on its upper side with two holes, in which may engage the pins 13 and 14:, extending from a second block 15, that can or may rest on the block 11 and be held from escaping therefrom by the pins. A third block 16 is similarly held to the block 15 by pins 17 and 18. The holes for the pins are bored so that either block 16 or 15 may rest on the block 11 by turningit end for end in the position shown in Fig. 2. The set of blocks which engages with the side 2 of the truck are similar in all respects to the set which engages with the side 3.

The frame rests on caster-wheels 20, 21, 22, and 23.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a frame mounted on caster wheels, screws extending vertically through said frame, and aplurality of blocks provided with pins and registering holes, substantially as described.

2. In combination witha truck mounted on caster wheels, screws extending vertically through the frame of the truck, a block made in parts and provided with pins, the parts of the block being provided with registering holes in which the said pins engage, substantially as described.

3. In combination with atruck-frame, provided with caster-wheels, screws extending vertically through said truck-frame, a blocking provided with caps adapted to engage over said screws and provided with holes for the engagement therein of pins, asecond block engaging the first and a third block, engaging the second and adapted to be reversed and engage the first block, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. WATTS.

Witnesses:

CHARLES F. BURTON, MAY E. Ko'rtr. 

